Who are the people in your neighborhood?
…the people that you meet each day!
Took the back streets to work today as Google Maps said traffic was a situation.
The back streets took me through my new neighborhood of East Atlanta and other pockets of awesomeness…and can I just say, it’s probably dangerous for me to go home that way because I will be broke.
Generally, the east side of Atlanta has these pockets of retail areas populated by local businesses and restaurants. They have grand selections of unique beer selections (Echt Kriekenbier is my new favorite!), locally grown produce and meat, mom and pop type shops. The immediate areas surrounding these pockets have expensive homes (300k- a million+ for 2000+ sqft) but somehow they still have a down to earth vibe.
Literally passed through all these areas on my way to work this morning.
East Atlanta Village
From Yelp :
This is my favorite cluster of bars and restaurants. Its where I tell out-of-towners to go when looking to hit up as many bars as humanly possible on their short stay, and also have a wide variety of music and culture.
From hip-hop, to punk rock, from debauchery to sophistication. The East Atlanta Village is where its at for ‘real recognize real’ bar culture. Shout out to my people slinging drinks all around this block: The Earl, The Glenwood, Flat Iron, and 529, always cool, always fun.
I haven’t explored this area for myself even though it’s probably 3 minutes from where I live. Might check it out this weekend.
Little Five Points
Little 5 Points is one of Atlanta’s most eclectic neighborhoods and is a vibrant shopping district known for unique shops. The area has the best collection of vintage stores in Atlanta. Little 5 Points offers a little bit of everything whether you’re looking for quirky gifts, trendy clothes or gothic attire. The district is centered around Findley Plaza at the intersection of Moreland Avenue and Euclid Street.
Little Five points is where you’ll find homeless people mixed in with white collar professionals who look homeless. I’ve been over there a few times as it’s where I pick up my vinyl (Wax and Facts or Criminal Records). I also really like a soul/jazz Black-owned music store over there called Mood Music. They sell mostly CD’s and also have live music there sometimes. Haven’t checked out the clothing stores yet. That’ll be next on my list. Also making my way around the restaurants. So far have been to Savage Pizza and The Vortex.
Virginia Highlands
Located just five minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta, the Virginia Highland business district was named after its location at the intersection of Virginia and North Highland avenues. It is Atlanta’s most popular neighborhood for shopping, dining and nightlife for young families and professionals.
I’ve been over to a restaurant here once (Hand in Hand), but it seems like it’s the most “grown up” pocket of East Atlanta. Again cost of living in this area is quite high the highest inside the perimeter on the east side. Still, really nice to sit on a patio and hang out with friends.
Whole Foods
This one was my last pass by of “this is a dangerous commute because brokeness”. Call it organic if you want, but they have amazing ready made kabobs and sinfully decadent smoked mozzarella pasta. I feened for the latter when I moved up to the DMV. I think they got some eventually, but it was seasonal.
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But yeah, overall, I am doing myself a disservice being couped up in the house all the time. All this stuff is spitting distance from where I live. I really need to get out there and rub elbows with my neighbors in this awesome area we live in!
